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First images released of Stephen Merchant’s ‘The Outlaws’ (previously ‘The Offenders’)
First look images have just been released of the upcoming BBC and Amazon Studios series, The Outlaws, which was previously known under the working title The Offenders.
The six-part show is directed by the multi-award-winning writer and director, Stephen Merchant, best known for co-directing The Office.
Airing in the Autumn on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, the crime-thriller-cross-character-study follows seven strangers forced together to complete a Community Payback sentence in Bristol.
Over six episodes, viewers learn more and more about the people behind the sentences, as they unite to protect one of their own from a dangerous Bristolian gang.
Writer and director Stephen Merchant (The Office, Jojo Rabbit) as Greg – photo: BBC
Christopher Walken hits the karaoke as Frank in The Outlaws – photo: BBC
Rhianne Barreto (Honour, Hanna) as Rani – photo: BBC
Gamba Cole (Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle, Hanna) as Christian – photo: BBC
Clare Perkins (EastEnders) as Myrna – photo: BBC
Christopher Walken in his first lead British television role – photo: BBC
Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark) as Gabby – photo: BBC
By the end of the series, the BBC said: “We are reminded that no one is all good or all bad. Everyone has a story.”
The Outlaws has been filmed in Bristol and is produced by Big Talk with Merchant’s company, Four Eyes.
Main photo: BBC
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